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That's terrific! We need a lot more creative, nonviolent, humorous action
like that.
Cheers!
Amy
Subject: [scifinoir2] KKK Rally Mocked by a Mighty Clown Army
The people of Knoxville demonstrated one hell of a great way to disrupt
and basically neuter a KKK rally. The 100th ARA (Anti Racist Action)
clown block came out to cheer them on in their own special way. Here is
an excerpt from the days action.
“White Power!” the Nazi’s shouted, “White Flour?” the clowns yelled
back running in circles throwing flour in the air and raising
separate letters which spelt “White Flour”.
“White Power!” the Nazi’s angrily shouted once more, “White
flowers?” the clowns cheers and threw white flowers in the air and
danced about merrily.
“White Power!” the Nazi’s tried once again in a doomed and somewhat
funny attempt to clarify their message, “ohhhhhh!” the clowns yelled
“Tight Shower!” and held a solar shower in the air and all tried to
crowd under to get clean as per the Klan’s directions.
At this point several of the Nazi’s and Klan members began clutching
their hearts as if they were about to have a heart attack. Their
beady eyes bulged, and the veins in their tiny narrow foreheads beat
in rage. One last time they screamed “White Power!”
The clown women thought they finally understood what the Klan was
trying to say. “Ohhhhh…” the women clowns said. “Now we
understand…”, “WIFE POWER!” they lifted the letters up in the air,
grabbed the nearest male clowns and lifted them in their arms and
ran about merrily chanting “WIFE POWER! WIFE POWER! WIFE POWER!”
Here are a few links to support these people, and remember, to ridicule
a hate group in such a creative manner is one great way to take the wind
from their sails.
Indymedia Article Link <http://asheville.indymedia.org/article/107Clowns>
Knoxville Anti-Rascism <http://www.myspace.com/knoxvilleantiracistaction>
See the clowns in action at:
http://www.ashevilleimc.org/attachments/may2007/wife_power.jpg
/*FROM THE NEWSWIRE: */ Knoxville rejects Nazis and Klan.
Saturday May 26th the VNN Vanguard Nazi/KKK group attempted to host a
hate rally to try to take advantage of the brutal murder of a white
couple for media and recruitment purposes.
http://www.volunteertv.com/special
Unfortunately for them the 100th ARA (Anti Racist Action) clown block
came and handed them their asses by making them appear like the asses
they were.
Alex Linder the founder of VNN and the lead organizer of the rally
kicked off events by rushing the clowns in a fit of rage, and was
promptly arrested by 4 Knoxville police officers who dropped him to the
ground when he resisted and dragged him off past the red shiny shoes of
the clowns. http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/7704982.html
“White Power!” the Nazi’s shouted, “White Flour?” the clowns yelled back
running in circles throwing flour in the air and raising separate
letters which spelt “White Flour”.
“White Power!” the Nazi’s angrily shouted once more, “White flowers?”
the clowns cheers and threw white flowers in the air and danced about
merrily.
“White Power!” the Nazi’s tried once again in a doomed and somewhat
funny attempt to clarify their message, “ohhhhhh!” the clowns yelled
“Tight Shower!” and held a solar shower in the air and all tried to
crowd under to get clean as per the Klan’s directions.
At this point several of the Nazi’s and Klan members began clutching
their hearts as if they were about to have a heart attack. Their beady
eyes bulged, and the veins in their tiny narrow foreheads beat in rage.
One last time they screamed “White Power!”
The clown women thought they finally understood what the Klan was trying
to say. “Ohhhhh…” the women clowns said. “Now we understand…”, “WIFE
POWER!” they lifted the letters up in the air, grabbed the nearest male
clowns and lifted them in their arms and ran about merrily chanting
“WIFE POWER! WIFE POWER! WIFE POWER!”
It was at this point that several observers reported seeing several Klan
members heads exploding in rage and they stopped trying to explain to
the clowns what they wanted.
Apparently the clowns fundamentally misunderstood the nature of the
rally, they believed it was a clown rally and came in force to support
their pointy hated brethren. To their dismay, despite their best jokes
and stunts and pratfalls the Nazis and Klan refused to laugh, and indeed
became enraged at the clowns misunderstanding and constant attempts to
interpret the clowns instruction.
The clowns on the other hand had a great time and thought the Nazis were
the funniest thing they had ever seen and the loud laughter of over 100
counter protesters greeted every attempt of the Nazis and Klan to get
their message out, whatever that was.
Many of the local Knoxvillians that came to counter demonstrate had no
illusions about why these out of state bad clowns with swastikas were
doing in their town.
“KKK YOU CAN’T HIDE, WE CHARGE YOU WITH GENOCIDE!”
“GAY, STRAIGHT, BLACK, WHITE ONE STRUGGLE ONE FIGHT!”
“U.G.L.Y. KLAN YOU AIN’T GOT NO ALIBI, YOU UGLY, YOU UGLY”
Were just a few of the chants that the non clown counter protesters
rained down upon the Nazis. The clowns interacted with the non clown
protesters with glee and even participated in a chant or two, though
apparently with no idea that the Nazis were indeed not clowns thinking
it was just part of the show.
In the end the 20 or so sad VNNers left with their tails between their
legs. At this point over 150 counter demonstraters were present. The
clowns seeing how dejected and sad the Nazi’s looked began singing to
cheer them up.
“hey hey hey hey, ho ho ho ho—good bye, good bye” everyone sang waving
their arms in the air in unison.
After the VNNers left in their shiny SUVs to go back to Alabama and all
the other states that they were from the clowns and counter
demonstrators began to march out of the area chanting ‘WHOSE STREETS?
OUR STREETS!”
But the cops stopped the clowns and counter protestors. “Hey, do you
want an escort” an African-American police officer on a motorcycle
asked. “Yes” a clown replied. “We are walking to Market Square in the
center of town to celebrate.”
The police officers got in front of the now anti racist parade and
blocked the entire road for the march through the heart of Knoxville. An
event called imagination station was taking place and over 15,000
thousand students and their parents were in town that weekend. Many of
them cheered as the clowns, Knoxvillians and counter protestors marched
through the heart of Knoxville singing and laughing at the end of the
Nazi’s first attempt at having a rally in Knoxville.
On June 16th the Stormfront Nazis are trying to have a second rally in
Knoxville. Clowns, anarchist, activist and others are all invited to
come and creatively and nonviolently help us confront these Nazis and
give them an even bigger counter rally than the first. If you can come,
or can help email.
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or join our myspace at:
http://www.myspace.com/knoxvilleantiracistaction
Thanks to Three Rivers Earth First!, Mountain Justice Summer, Katuah
Earth First!, Knoxville Anti Racist Action, Katuah Anti Racist Action
and the clown block for utterly wrecking the failed attempt of the Nazis
to get a foothold in Knoxville. In one day Three Rivers Earth First!ers
posted over 1000 anti racist fliers all over Knoxville recruiting people
to come, this is just one example of all the work and effort that went
in to creatively and nonviolently rejecting the VNNers out of Knoxville.
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